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I found this gem near my house. I love finding flowers before they are about to bloom. There is something so pretty about them in this state. It was an especially pleasant find since my favorite color happens to be purple! I went back a few days later to see the flower and it looks really nice.

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On campus there is a fountain that I walk by most days. The day I took this photo, I noticed some new plants had been planted around the fountain. I loved the wait the sun was shining on them, making their color pop even more. They are a lovely addition to this fountain.

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Not much to write about this photo. This is yet another shot from campus. I was walking back from the gym to my office – big surprise – when this flower caught my attention. What I liked most was the background it was growing against. There were bunches of purple flowers growing behind it, giving such a lovely contrast. I remember in art school playing with colors opposite each other on the color wheel. My favorite combination was yellow and purple.

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Day 172 was a photo of an Iris getting ready to bloom. Seven days later and here it is in all its glory. Truth be told, it could have bloomed sooner than they day I took the photo, I but I hadn’t walked that path to the gym since day 172. On this day, I was walking with a co-worker to the gym. We were going to workout together and while we were talking, I noticed the Iris’s bloomed! I stopped right away to look at and she says, you should take a photo. I said, you are right. I put my bag on the floor and grabbed my camera out of it and took this photo. I am excited to have a before and after of the Iris that was blooming. And, what a lovely shade of purple it is too – my absolute favorite.